diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b9a69c8230..ed7c29f20f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2005-08-30  Wim Taymans  <wim@fluendo.com>
+
+	* check/elements/audioconvert.c: (setup_audioconvert):
+	* check/elements/audioresample.c: (setup_audioresample):
+	* check/elements/volume.c: (setup_volume):
+	Fix checks.
+
 2005-08-30  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
 
 	* common/gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
diff --git a/check/elements/audioconvert.c b/check/elements/audioconvert.c
index 37e8a43fac..ca2a5304f8 100644
--- a/check/elements/audioconvert.c
+++ b/check/elements/audioconvert.c
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ setup_audioconvert (GstCaps * outcaps)
   fail_unless (gst_caps_is_fixed (outcaps));
   gst_caps_unref (outcaps);
 
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysrcpad, TRUE);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysinkpad, TRUE);
+
   return audioconvert;
 }
 
diff --git a/check/elements/audioresample.c b/check/elements/audioresample.c
index d39eb9b179..dd87b614f0 100644
--- a/check/elements/audioresample.c
+++ b/check/elements/audioresample.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ setup_audioresample (int channels, int inrate, int outrate)
   gst_pad_set_caps (pad, caps);
   gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (pad));
   gst_caps_unref (caps);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysrcpad, TRUE);
 
   caps = gst_caps_from_string (RESAMPLE_CAPS_TEMPLATE_STRING);
   structure = gst_caps_get_structure (caps, 0);
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ setup_audioresample (int channels, int inrate, int outrate)
   gst_pad_set_caps (pad, caps);
   gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (pad));
   gst_caps_unref (caps);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysinkpad, TRUE);
 
   return audioresample;
 }
diff --git a/check/elements/volume.c b/check/elements/volume.c
index a07715cbba..047338de5e 100644
--- a/check/elements/volume.c
+++ b/check/elements/volume.c
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ setup_volume ()
   volume = gst_check_setup_element ("volume");
   mysrcpad = gst_check_setup_src_pad (volume, &srctemplate, NULL);
   mysinkpad = gst_check_setup_sink_pad (volume, &sinktemplate, NULL);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysrcpad, TRUE);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysinkpad, TRUE);
+
   return volume;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/audioconvert.c b/tests/check/elements/audioconvert.c
index 37e8a43fac..ca2a5304f8 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/audioconvert.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/audioconvert.c
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ setup_audioconvert (GstCaps * outcaps)
   fail_unless (gst_caps_is_fixed (outcaps));
   gst_caps_unref (outcaps);
 
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysrcpad, TRUE);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysinkpad, TRUE);
+
   return audioconvert;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/audioresample.c b/tests/check/elements/audioresample.c
index d39eb9b179..dd87b614f0 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/audioresample.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/audioresample.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ setup_audioresample (int channels, int inrate, int outrate)
   gst_pad_set_caps (pad, caps);
   gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (pad));
   gst_caps_unref (caps);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysrcpad, TRUE);
 
   caps = gst_caps_from_string (RESAMPLE_CAPS_TEMPLATE_STRING);
   structure = gst_caps_get_structure (caps, 0);
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ setup_audioresample (int channels, int inrate, int outrate)
   gst_pad_set_caps (pad, caps);
   gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (pad));
   gst_caps_unref (caps);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysinkpad, TRUE);
 
   return audioresample;
 }
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/volume.c b/tests/check/elements/volume.c
index a07715cbba..047338de5e 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/volume.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/volume.c
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ setup_volume ()
   volume = gst_check_setup_element ("volume");
   mysrcpad = gst_check_setup_src_pad (volume, &srctemplate, NULL);
   mysinkpad = gst_check_setup_sink_pad (volume, &sinktemplate, NULL);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysrcpad, TRUE);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysinkpad, TRUE);
+
   return volume;
 }